Call it a new era in the ‘space race.’ With Canadian interest in space at an all-time high following Chris Hadfield’s leadership of the International Space Station, Western’s Centre for Planetary Science & Exploration has recruited two noted …
Month: March 2014
Talbot: Books keep me from splitting with my past
Nostalgia is a funny thing.
Senate OK’s budget, moves it on to Board of Governors
Senate discussion may have centred on the 2014-15 budget last week, however, all eyes were on the challenges of the following four years.
Lecture revisits Western’s Archives and Tecumseh’s death
In the 1930s, Western surgeon Dr. Edwin Seaborn recorded a series of interviews with members of the Saugeen First Nation to learn about their medical practices.
Professor charges toward better battery life
While you may see a Chevrolet Volt here, or a Nissan Leaf there, the future of the electric car has a way to go when it comes to safety, cost and, especially, performance. However, Engineering professor Andy Sun may have an answer to that final challenge.
Trottier returns to national gallery stage
The Ottawa Art Gallery will celebrate the lifework of Canadian artist Gerald Trottier (1925-2004) at an upcoming exhibition entitled, Perspective: Gerald Trottier, to be held in the Art Rental and Sales Gallery.
Western takes to the community ice
From Geography and Dentistry to Audiology, the Research Park and even members of the Mustangs rowing team, Western paints the London Speed Skating Club purple.
Tolkien translation of Beowulf adds little – beyond cash
It will add little, if anything, in terms of new Beowulf scholarship. It will, without a doubt, contribute considerably to the Tolkien estate.
Distracting a working service dog means distracting from its biggest task – helping its owner
Not too long ago, Jacqueline Rennebohm had to part with her beloved dog, Dexter, because you couldn’t resist petting him.
Western faculty earn top university distinctions
Western’s latest honorees of Distinguished University Professorships (DUP) join a select group of faculty members recognized for exceptional scholarly careers. Honoured this year with the university’s top award for faculty are Jeremy McNeil, Biology; Cheryl Forchuk, Nursing; and Michael Rieder, Paediatrics, Medicine, and Physiology & Pharmacology.
Read All Over – Book reviews, March 2014
Multilevel Governance and Emergency Management in Canadian Municipalities Ed. Daniel Henstra McGill-Queen’s Press, 2013. 221 pages If tragedies such as the Alberta flood, or the Lac Megantic derailment, and other calamities that harm people and property are any...
Flag to be lowered in student’s honour
The Western community is mourning the death of Jordan Morrison, 22, a Faculty of Social Science student, who died Saturday, March 22.
Services set for Social Science student
The Western community is mourning the death of Jordan Morrison, 22, a Faculty of Social Science student, who died Saturday, March 22.